Bargains

[vinteuil]

Yes it has to be a modern piano for me, I haven't yet delved into the world of fortepianos and such like, sorry hippsters.

... that's all right - I think you're still young - plenty of time to come to appreciate what is for some an acquired taste!

[teamsaint]

... that's all right - I think you're still young - plenty of time to come to appreciate what is for some an acquired taste!

I feel a new thread coming on.......

[amateur51]

The DG Complete Messiaen edition is being re-released, this time 32 CDs plus 400-page booklet in English and French, including complete sung texts and libretto for £89.95, but £78.95 + p&p from MDT.

It sold out first time around, I think so don't take too long about your decision this time

http://www.mdt.co.uk/messiaen-olivier-complete-edition-dg-32cds.html

[amateur51]

Some outstanding lieder singers with one of the great piano accompanists in this cheap-as-chips 10-CD boxed set devoted to Gerald Moore.

http://www.mdt.co.uk/moore-gerald-the-king-of-the-piano-accompanists-documents-10cds.html

[Bryn]

The DG Complete Messiaen edition is being re-released, this time 32 CDs plus 400-page booklet in English and French, including complete sung texts and libretto for £89.95, but £78.95 + p&p from MDT.

It sold out first time around, I think so don't take too long about your decision this time

http://www.mdt.co.uk/messiaen-olivie...-dg-32cds.html

Looks to be a straight forward re-issue with the same content and presentation format as the original issue. Don't think I will bother ordering extra copies to hoard and re-sell later via the Amazon Marketplace.

[Bryn]

I am sure it has been mentioned before but the Petrenko Shostakovich recordings are £3.99 including delivery from Sainsburys .

Not for the 7th though. That's £6.99 at Sainsbury's Entertainment.:

http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Music/CD/Dmitri-Shostakovich/Symphony-No-7-Petrenko-RLPO/product.html?product=E11230336

[amateur51]

Looks to be a straight forward re-issue with the same content and presentation format as the original issue. Don't think I will bother ordering extra copies to hoard and re-sell later via the Amazon Marketplace.

Do you recall how this price compares with the original, Bryn?

[Bryn]

Do you recall how this price compares with the original, Bryn?

I'm afraid not. I seem to recall 'pre-ordering' it from hmv.com. However, whereas I can trace my amazon orders to check what I paid, the same does not apply to hmv.com and I deleted the old emails relating to it long ago. I think it was of the same sort of order as the re-issue price.

[Dave2002]

Dave,that is just a wonderful post,so interesting and informative.
Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to put that together.
I have ordered the Buchbinder complete set,like I said to good to miss at £20.
Yes it has to be a modern piano for me,I haven't yet delved into the world of fortepianos and such like,sorry hippsters.

I listened to Buchbinder in the last movement of sonata 52 in E flat - http://open.spotify.com/track/2UvraXsfddIdlmI0HJ5SJm
Very fast, perhaps not possible on older instruments. That apart, really good. I might go for that set myself, modernish piano notwithstanding. Here is McCabe - lovely - but not the breakneck speed that Buchbinder attempts - http://open.spotify.com/track/35hzLZziVucL2GgFxlHXcj - rather more reflective.

[Dave2002]

More Verdi

Is this worth having - http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Sony/88883703692

Can be obtained for around £50. However, has some older and possibly questionable interest wise CDs.
Personally I already went for the EMI Verdi box and the Decca/Universal one. Does the Sony one offer anything extra?

[verismissimo]

Is this worth having - http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Sony/88883703692

Can be obtained for around £50. However, has some older and possibly questionable interest wise CDs.
Personally I already went for the EMI Verdi box and the Decca/Universal one. Does the Sony one offer anything extra?

Bergonzi, Caruso...

[teamsaint]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Czech-String-Quartets-Smetana-Janacek/dp/B00BX2JFTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368726999&sr=8-1&keywords=stamitz+quartet

the download is a shedload of SQs for silly money.
I already have the Dvorak, but at £7.50 must be worth a punt for the Janacek, Smetana and Martinu?

Mathias Broucek has already ordered !!

[gurnemanz]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Czech-String...tamitz+quartet

the download is a shedload of SQs for silly money.
I already have the Dvorak, but at £7.50 must be worth a punt for the Janacek, Smetana and Martinu?

Mathias Broucek has already ordered !!

Likewise I'd recommend the Stamitz Dvorak Quartet box which I've had and enjoyed for a while. The new box has rather too much duplication. The Stamitz also contribute to the complementary Brilliant Chamber Music box

[mathias broucek]

The new box has rather too much duplication. [/URL]

Although at the mp3 price, even if you have the Dvorak already, you still get the 2 Janacek, 2 Smetana and 7 Martinu quartets (5 virtual discs) for £7.50 which is still pretty cheap!

[PJPJ]

For those who are interested in high resolution (24 bit) downloads, Qobuz have a fair few Chandos at 7,34 Euro (usual price £15.99) at the moment.

http://www.qobuz.com/qualite/Studio-Masters/telechargement-ecoute-albums?t=I1M8I1F8Q2hhbmRvcyBSZWNvcmRzPCNM#results